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Those Architects extends former dairy farm with black-stained sales office

The Dairy by THOSE architects

It may look like a high-end contemporary villa, but this rectilinear building is actually a sales office for a dairy farm near Sydney. More ›

 
 

Carmody Groarke creates cave-like space to showcase Designs of the Year nominees

For this year's Designs of the Year exhibition, London architecture studio Carmody Groarke has created a cave-like interior made from sprayed paper pulp. More ›

 
 

Eight responses to terrorism from architects and designers

Is it possible to design out terrorism? This is one of the questions we are asking as part of our Good Design for a Bad World talk series at Dutch Design Week. Here are eight proposals that suggest it can be done. More ›

 
 

Atang Tshikare and Eve Collett's Leifo chair combines scorched timber and woven grass

Leifo chair was jointly created by designer Atang Tshikare and Eve Collett of Casamento as part of 100% Design South Africa's recent 'We are Cape Town' show at Decorex Cape Town.

Cape Town-based artist Atang Tshikare and designer Eve Collett used feather-like woven grass and charred wood to create this antique-looking chairMore ›

 
 

KPF reveals plans for Brooklyn's second tallest building

Brooklyn Point by KPF

Architecture firm Kohn Pedersen Fox has released renderings of a 68-storey skyscraper proposed for Downtown Brooklyn, as the New York borough's skyline continues to grow. More ›

 
 

Concrete beams curve through Brasília art gallery in abandoned hospital

Galeria Meia by Debaixo do Bloco Arquitetura

Brazilian studio Debaixo do Bloco has stripped back the curved corner of a former hospital to create this art gallery in Brasília. More ›

 
 

Richard Rogers' Three World Trade Center nears completion in New York

Three World Trade Center by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners

The next piece in the redevelopment of the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan, a skyscraper by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, looks almost complete in photos shared on Instagram. More ›

 
 

AIA urges Trump to continue UNESCO's architecture and design initiatives after withdrawal

The Statue of Liberty in New York was named a World Heritage Site in 1984

The American Institute of Architects has declared its support for UNESCO after the US announced it is pulling out of the organisation, and encouraged President Donald Trump's administration to preserve initiatives that "reinforce the value and importance of architecture and design". More ›

 
 

Zaha Hadid Architects' 666 Fifth Avenue skyscraper unlikely to go ahead

666 Fifth Avenue skyscraper proposal by Zaha Hadid Architects

The supertall tower that Zaha Hadid Architects designed for a New York site owned by the Kushner family has been rejected by the project's partner Vornado. More ›

 
 

"I guess it is nearly Halloween"

Spooked readers are wondering if a preserved rotting cottage is a seasonal prank or a serious dwelling in this week's comments update. More ›

 
 

GoCstudio revamps century-old Seattle building to house digital product company

Substantial by goCstudio

US architecture firm GoCstudio has created an open office for a growing tech company that features original brick and timber elements, along with new enclosures made of ebony-stained plywood. More ›

 
 

"We are making Wedgwood relevant again" says brand president Ulrik Garde Due

Wedgwood president Ulrik Garde Due discusses his vision to make the British brand – famous for its heritage pottery – appeal to a younger audience, in this movie filmed by Dezeen for Wedgwood. More ›